Vaginal appliance.



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distended to the operative position of its .vention will be disclosed in the subjoined ATENT orrrcn.

ANTON SVEJNAB, or omcaeo, nmniors.

VAGINAL APPLIANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1911.

V Application filed May 8, 1911. 801181 No. 626,714.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AN'roN SVEJNAR, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vaginal Appliances, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in an appliance to be used for therapeutical purposes in the treatment of diseases of the generative orans of females, such as prolapsus-uteri, emorrhage, and leucorrhea, as well as a catamenial appliance, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement and operation of the various parts thereof as Wlll be hereinafter more fully set forth and specifically claimed.

The principal object of the lnvent-ion is to provide an appliance of the above named general character which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, durable, and efficient in operation and so made that it may be easily inserted into the vagina and.

parts when desired for use, yet can be read- 1ly collapsed and removed therefrom.

Other objects and advantages of the indescription and ex lanation.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention pertains to make and use the same I will now proceed to describe it referring to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of a vaginal appliance embodying the invention showing it in its collapsed form and supported on a nozzle of a pneumatic syringe or air bulb ready for insertion into the vagina. Fig. 2, is a greatly enlarged perspective of the appliance showing the relative positions of the parts thereof and the device used for inflatin the same and illustrating the appliance wlthin the vagina, and rovided with a catamenial sack, to which 1t is communicatively connected. Fig. 3, is a to plan view of the device showing it inflate Fig. 4, is a horizontal sectional view thereof, showing the inner inflating tube distended. Fig. 5, is a similar view but showing the inner tube deflated. Fig. 6, is a diametrical sectional view taken on line 66, of Fig. 3, 4 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 7, is a detached view in side clevat-ion of the inner surface of the inner or inflating tube. Fig. 8, is a fragmental viewthereof showing the outlet valve of the same open. Fig. 9, 1s a sectional view taken on line 9-9, of Fig. 4, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows. Fig. 10, is 8. Ian sectional view taken on line 10-10, of ig. 5, showing a portion of the outer tube or ring and the inflating tube therefor, illustratin the manner in which they are connected together. Figvll, is an enlarged perspective view partly in section of a portion of the ring or outer tube and the inflatin tube therefor, showing the latter disten ed and the valve of the same open, and Fig. 12, is a similar view of like parts showing the inflating tube collapsed and the valve therefor closed.

Like numerals of reference refer to correspondin parts throughout the different views 0 the drawings.

The reference numeral 15, designates a tubular ring which is preferably made of thin sheet rubber so as to be collapsible and quite soft and flexible. This tubular ring has in its lower portion, and preferably located diametrically opposite each other a pair'of openings 16 and 17, each of which may be reinforced by means of a rtured portions 18, applied to the materia out of which the ring 15, is made. Directly above the opening 16, the ring 15, is provided on its inner surface with a reinforcin portion 19, to which is secured one end of a string 20, which is extended through the opening 16, and has fixed thereon near said opening but outwardly therefrom, a stopper or valve 21, for said opening. Connected at its eriphery to the inner periphery of the ring 15, is a flexible support or apron 22,which has a central 0 enlng 23, from which leads a discharge tu e 24, which is preferably made of soft flexible material. Connected at one of its ends to the inner surface of the ring 15, and communicating with the opening 17, therein, is an inner or inflating tube 25, which is made of flexible material such as sheet rubber and has its other end secured to the inner surface of the inner periphery of the ring 15, near the opening 16, in said ring as is clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 10, of the drawings. By reference to the last named figure, it will be seenand understood that that surface of the inflating tube 25, adjacent to the inner surface of the inner periphery of the tube 15, is se- 29, which is interposed between the tube 25,

and the inner periphery of the ring 15. By this arrangement it will be understood that when the ring 15, and the tube 25, are in their collapsed conditions the tube or stem 30, of a pneumatic syringe or air bulb 31, may be inserted into the opening 17, of the ring 15, when the collapsed ring 15, and inflating tube 25, may upper portion of the stem 30, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings, when the appliance may be easily inserted into the vagina after which by forcing air by means of the air bulb 31, through the tube 30,- and 7 opening 17 ,in

that the air will pass into the inflating tube the outer ring, it is apparent 25, and escape therefrom through the opening 28, therein, until the ring 15, is fully inflated when it will occupy a horizontal position in the vagina below the uterus. In this operation the inflating, tube 25, will also be inflated, thus causing the valve 29, to close the opening 28, by reason of the pressure against said valve of the inner periphery of the ring. 2

' The opening 16, in the ring 15, may be closed by means of the stopper or valve 21, before the'operation of inflating the ring is begun thus preventing air escaping through the opening 16, in the ring. After the ring is fully stopper or valve 21, will be held in its seated position by reason of the compressed air within the ring, but when it is desired to collapse the parts the string 20, which may be extended downwardly and outwardly between the labia of the vagina, may be drawn downwardly which will remove the valve 21, from the opening 16, thus allowing the air to escape and permitting the ring and inflating tube 25, to be collapsed, and to be easily removed from the vagina.

As the apron or support 22, closes the ,opening formed by the inner periphery of the ring 15, it "s evident that it will afford a support for the uterus, and flexible thatit will guide any discharges to the opening 23, therein from whence, it may be conducted to the pipe 24;, to a sack 32, or other receptacle, which is preferably made of flexible material and'may be secured to one of the legs by means of an elastic band 33, or otherwise. Connecting the sack 32, to

dottedline 27, in said ring. 15, is provided in this be wrapped around the.

port secured at'its edges to inflated it is apparent that the and as it is cup-shaped of the ring,

the tube 24', are coupling tubes 34: and :35, which are preferably made of flexible material.

. In Fig. 9, of the drawings, is shown a modification in the construction of the appliance, whichconsists in employing the collapsible'ring 15, and inflating tube 35, of the v same construction as above set forth but in using an imperforate apron or support 22, instead of one having the opening 23, and a tube leading therefrom as in the above dethe appliance is particularly adapted for use as a pessary and may be inserted into the vagina and inflated and removed therefrom" in a similar manner to that of the other construct-ion and above described. v 7

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to se-' cure by Letters Patent is-- 1. In a vaginal appliance, the combination with a collapsible ring having an inlet and an outlet openingfor air, of an inflating scribed construction. This modified form of i tube secured at one of its ends to the inner surface of said ring around the inlet opening thereof and at its other end to the inner surface of the inner periphery of the ring, a

valved opening in the inflating tube inter-' mediate of its ends and on its surface adjacent to the inner periphery of the mug, a

string extended through the outlet opening of the ring and secured at one of its ends to the inner surface of said ring, a valve on the string outwardly of the outlet opening to open and close the latter, and a flexible supthe inner periphery of the ring.

2. In a vaginal appliance, the combination with a collapsible ring having an inlet and an outlet opening for air, of an inflating tube secured at one of its ends to the inner surface of said ring around the inlet opening thereof and at its other end to the inner surface of the inner periphery of the ring, a'valved opening in the inflating tube between its ends and on its surface adjacent to the inner periphery of the ring, a string extended through the outlet opening of the ring and secured at one of its ends to the inner surface of said ring, string outwardly of the outlet opening to open and close the latter, and a flexiblesupport secured at its edges to the inner periphery of the ring and provided with an outlet.

string extended through the outlet opening a valve on the of the ring and secured at one of its ends to said opening in the support, and a receptacle the inner surface of said ring, a valve on the having communication with the other end of string outwardly of the outlet opening to said tube.

open andyclose the latter, a flexible support i ANTON SVEJNAR. secured at its edges to the inner periphery of- Witnesses: the ring and provided with an outlet open- S. J. HALIK,

ing, a tube connected at one of its ends to CHAS. O. TILLMAN. 

